I clocks picked up this rather sad looking Ansonia slate clock for a quite reasonable price. I've not looked too closely so haven't decided ansonia someone painted the slate to try and make it look better, or its just filthy, but by the weight of it its definitely slate.
Are there any Ansonia experts that could date this or give the model name? I'm guessing to click at this page, but that is just a guess. The corners and top that look to be hand painted badly gold, would this of been originally painted gold, or gilded? I do like the enamel dial and can see the potential under the grime, and yes it will need a number of bushes.
I do have the gong too, it had become unglued from the clock, so it is not sitting inside the movement.
The dating way in dating an Ansonia dating is the label usually I side the case. Here is a site to help you. When it comes to taking it apart you will need two spring clamps. Unfortunately the label is missing, so I was hoping someone might of just recognised the style to give a firmer date. Maybe poorer materials were used than the french marble clocks. The link I provided is what you needed. If you look at it again you will see the continue reading of up to Ansonia where produced at Brooklyn, New Ansonia. Your movement is stamped Ansonia Clock co New York.
One other ansonia if the glass is thick and original it will be from the early period.
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Thin glasses were fitted later. You also might find more info under the dial. The hands are a style called fleur-de-lis which is a French style which means Flower and are very popular with French clocks. Clockboy you are correct these American clocks are not in the same class as French movements, there made of soft steel and poor grade brass.
The reason these movements had lantern pinions was to take the wear and tear of the extremely powerful springs, the old springs are also made of poor metal. I remember reading somewhere that these ansonia were made to counter the french slate clocks coming into the US, Ansomia also made cast iron clocks painted to look like slate and cheaper wooden cased clocks painted to look like slate or marble too. As oldhippy says not as good quality, or worth as much as the French slate clocks, but still interesting none the less.
I would agree definitely afteralthough it would be nice to tie it in tighter than that.
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